Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ocean thermal energy conversion power plant cold water pipe connection
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Application No.: US14873752Application Date: 2015-10-02
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Publication No.: US09909571B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Jonathan M. Ross , Daniel Latimer Wilkins , Manish Gupta , Gregory M. Morrow , Laurence Jay Shapiro , Barry R. Cole , Andrew Rekret
- Applicant: The Abell Foundation, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MD Baltimore
- Assignee: The Abell Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee: The Abell Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Baltimore
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: F03G7/04
- IPC: F03G7/04 ; F03G7/05 ; F16L9/00 ; F16L9/22 ; F16L1/15
Abstract:
An offshore structure for use with an OTEC system includes a submerged spar having a lower portion having a cold water intake. The cold water intake includes a domed terminus in fluid communication with a cold water pipe. A dry machinery space adjacent the cold water intake includes one or more cold water supply pumps and one or more cold water pipe lifting and retention winches having a lifting cable connected to the cold water pipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160025076A1 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Power Plant Cold Water Pipe Connection Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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